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"The Return", a film adaptation of The Odyssey, to start filming in Corfu and Peloponnese in spring
CORFU. The film, based on Homer΄s The Odyssey, is directed by Uberto Pasolini and stars Juliette Binoche and Ralph Fiennes.

Swearing in of new Corfu Hospital Director postponed due to weather
CORFU. Adverse weather conditions in Attica. Corfu will also be inaccessible by air or sea and the director΄s arrival on the island will be delayed.

Thieves robbed three businesses and stole a car in space of just a few hours
CORFU. A 23-year-old man has been arrested and his 31-year-old accomplice is being sought.

112 warning message about severe weather in Corfu
CORFU. Heavy rainfall and strong winds are expected.

Two Corfu pupils in National ΄Archimedes΄ Mathematical Olympiad
CORFU. The competition takes place on Saturday 18 February at 10:00.

Heavy rainfall and up to Force 9 gales expected in Ionian
CORFU. The new wave of adverse weather conditions is expected from late on Wednesday evening until Friday with heavy rainfall coming from the west.

Blessing of the Waters at Corfu Old Port
CORFU. The traditional Blessing of the Waters took place at Corfu Old Port.

Panhellenic Enduro Championship to be held on 23 April under auspices of Central Corfu Municipality
CORFU. Motorcycling provides an important opportunity to boost thematic tourism.

Unions and bodies ask for public child protection facilities
CORFU. Unions demand the protection of children by the state itself and not by charitable organisations and NGOs.

Smile of the Child residential home in Magoulades could be saved
CORFU. All Corfu bodies are by the Smile of the Child’s side so that children will not be taken away from their environment.

Protest in Athens against closure of Corfu Smile of the Child
ATHENS. Outside the Ministry of Employment on December 30 at 10:30.

Pupils protest against the closure of Smile of the Child residential home
CORFU. Teachers and parents came together with pupils from Agros Junior High and High School as well as other schools.

What Deputy Minister said to Corfu MP about Smile of the Child
CORFU. "The facility has until May to meet the necessary building specifications and then we΄ll discuss the matter again."

More symbolic sit-ins at North Corfu schools in protest against Smile of the Child closure
CORFU. The pupils are calling on others to take part in the protest in Corfu Town at 11:00 on Thursday 22 December.

North Corfu Municipality organising big protest against closure of Smile of the Child
CORFU. North Corfu Municipality is organising the protest in collaboration with Smile of the Child President Kostas Yiannopoulos.

Agros pupils protest against the closure of Smile of the Child
CORFU. The pupils are calling on other schools and anyone else to join the protest in Corfu Town on Thursday 22 December.

32 dance groups come together for The Smile of the Child
CORFU. The street dance performance was a protest against the closing of the Smile of the Child residential home in Magoulades after 21 years.

Dancing for The Smile of the Child
Saturday 17 December at 12:00 in the Evg. Voulgareos pedestrian precinct in Corfu Town.